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Henry Mayhew

A fact must be assimilated with, or discriminated fromm, some other fact or facts, in order to be raised to the dignity of a truth, and made to convey the least knowledge to the mind.

Henry Mayhew

Knowledge

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A single fact on its own does not become meaningful knowledge until it is compared or connected to other facts. Only by relating facts to each other can they form a true understanding that informs the mind.

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